Singer/songwriter Kwesi K is of Ghanian heritage and has spent time in Alaska and Ohio, and as an artist, he’s been praised by critics and bloggers for a sound that uses elements across the African […]
Tag: soul
Brooklyn-based duo of Denetia and Sene have a sound that effortlessly meshes elements of electronica, hip hop, R&B and soul, and in many ways it sounds comfortable and warmly familiar – all while managing to be coolly […]
When you think of the blues, you immediately think of colorful characters such as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson and others. And in the last 50 years or so, Dr. John immediately comes to […]
http://teamcoco.com/embed/v/76134 Originally slated for release last August, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings’ forthcoming effort Give the People What They Want had been indefinitely delayed when Jones received a grim diagnosis of Stage 2 pancreatic cancer. But after […]
The Best of 2013 — The Singles
2013 had been a pretty big year for the Joy of Violent Movement and for me both professionally and personally. Over 20,000 readers in over 20 countries across the globe have stopped to read reviews […]
“The Screaming Eagle of Soul,” Charles Bradley was recently on George Stroumboulopolous Tonight‘s Christmas Eve Music Special to perform what may well be on the most seductive and most inspired Christmastime tunes i’ve heard. Throughout the […]
Howard Ivans, the lead singer of the Rosebuds and Gayngs has stepped out to do the solo thing with the release of the Red Face Boy/Pillows 7 inch which Spacebomb Records released last month. For those familiar with this work, the single offers listeners a […]
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Escort at the Bell House 11/23/13
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and Escort The Bell House November 23, 2013 With the end of the year quickly approaching, I’ve been attempting to catch up with as much as I humanly can […]
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are not only at the forefront of the soul revivalist movement, and the act that put Daptone Records on the international stage as the primary purveyor of all things contemporary soul and […]
Myron and E, along with their backing band, the Soul Investigators had a number of 45s released through Timmion Records, and those early recordings won the attention of Stones Throw Records who then signed them, and […]
With the 2010 release of Soul in a Digital World, DeRobert and the Half-Truths burst out into the national scene. But the release of that impressive album not only put Nashville on the map as […]
Earlier in the year, MED and Blu collaborated over Madlib beats on The Burgundy EP; however, MED, Blu, Madlib, and Mayer Hawthorne are all teaming up for the Stones Throw Records Alumni All-Star EP, The Buzz which […]
Howard Ivans, the lead singer of the Rosebuds and Gayngs is stepping out to do the solo thing with the release of the Red Face Boy/Pillows 7 inch which Spacebomb Records will release on November 19th. And […]
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue at Williamsburg Park feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley 9/19/13
Daptone Records Super Soul Revue feat. Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Budos Band and Charles Bradley Wiliamsburg Park September 19, 2013 Back on an early autumnal, mid September evening, I was in the converted […]
Nedelle Torrisi’s recently released self-titled debut effort, actually was inspired by a rather interesting story. Kenny Gilmore of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Torrisi were housemates – in fact, they both shared the same wall. […]